

000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 010223

FFWSJU

PRC127-010500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1023 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO



     SAN JUAN



* UNTIL 100 AM AST



* AT 1018 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING SLOWLY 

WEST NORTHWEST ALONG AND JUST OFF OF THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO. 

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL CONTINUES TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE SAN JUAN 

METRO AREA...WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. 

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND MEDIA PERSONNEL HAVE REPORTED SOME FLOODING 

OF URBAN AREAS IN SANTURCE...CONDADO AND OCEAN PARK. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 100 AM AND THIS WILL 

WORSEN ONGOING FLOODING AND RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING WITHIN THE 

WARNED AREA.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES IN

RIVER LEVELS ARE LIKELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING

WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 1846 6603 1836 6605 1832 6606 1832 6606

      1846 6608



$$



BCS/ASL



000 

WGCA52 TJSJ 010223

FFWSJU

PRC127-010500-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR

1023 PM AST FRI MAR 31 2006



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A



* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITY

  IN PUERTO RICO



     SAN JUAN



* UNTIL 100 AM AST



* AT 1018 PM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING SLOWLY 

WEST NORTHWEST ALONG AND JUST OFF OF THE NORTH COAST OF PUERTO RICO. 

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL CONTINUES TO AFFECT PARTS OF THE SAN JUAN 

METRO AREA...WHERE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. 

EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND MEDIA PERSONNEL HAVE REPORTED SOME FLOODING 

OF URBAN AREAS IN SANTURCE...CONDADO AND OCEAN PARK. ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 100 AM AND THIS WILL 

WORSEN ONGOING FLOODING AND RESULT IN NEW FLASH FLOODING WITHIN THE 

WARNED AREA.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR

IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...

DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...

EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER

GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE

IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RAPID RISES IN

RIVER LEVELS ARE LIKELY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS SWIFTLY FLOWING

WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 1846 6603 1836 6605 1832 6606 1832 6606

      1846 6608



$$



BCS/ASL

